Sunday, October 21, 2001

35 High school football

This year, Thomas Carriger is playing in the Big 12, at Texas A&M. Last year, he could have been seen playing for Skidmore-Tynan. This year, Andy Matakis can be seen playing for Flour Bluff High School. Next year? He has orally committed to A&M.
   Other reasons to love high school football in the Coastal Bend:
   Price of a Dallas Cowboys ticket: $36-$62
   Price of a high school ticket: $5 reserved, $4 general admission, $1 to $2 for students
   Besides money, '01 Cowboys are playing for: the future
   Besides fun, high school athletes play for: keeps
   Population of Sinton: 5,675
   Estimated average Sinton home game attendance: 3,000
   This year's Sinton-Mathis game: 4,700
   Refugio home games missed by announcer Jack Sportsman since 1954: three (one doctor's excuse: open-heart surgery)
  
  

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